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  • Wilms v. Jess

    94 Ill. 464 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1880

    Coleman v. Chadwick, 8 Pa. St. 81; Horner v. Watson, 29 P. F. Smith, 251; Jones v. Wagner, 10 id. 429.; Harris v. Ryding, supra; Zinc Co. v. Franklinite Co. 13 N. J. (2 Beasely’s Ch.) 342; Smart v. Morton, supra. … Brown v. Robins, 4 Hurlstone and Norman, 185; Hamer v. Knowles and another, 6 Hurlstone and Norman, 459.

    Cited 39 timesPublished
  • Bratsch v. People

    195 Ill. 165 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 21, 1902

    That this case is quasi criminal in its nature is clearly settled by the decisions of this court, (Naylor v. City of Galesburg, 56 Ill. 285 ; Wiggins v. … People v. Rose, 166 Ill. 422 ; People v. Hutchinson, 172 id. 486 .

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • BOARD OF EDUC. OF AUBURN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST. NO. 10 v. Illinois Dept. of Revenue

    237 Ill. 2d 552 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 1, 2010

    938 N.E.2d 518 (2010) 237 Ill.2d 552 BOARD OF EDUC. OF AUBURN COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DIST. NO. 10 v. ILLINOIS DEPT. OF REVENUE. Nos. 110395, 110422, (Above causes are consolidated). Supreme Court of Illinois.

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  • People Ex Rel. Carey v. Cousins

    77 Ill. 2d 531 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 21, 1979

    Scott v. … Touhy v. State Board of Elections (1975), 62 Ill. 2d 303, 312 .) Moreover, as noted earlier, the record before us does not contain either the pretrial proceedings or the trial itself.

    Cited 152 timesPublished
  • The People v. Stevens

    358 Ill. 391 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 22, 1934

    Stevens, being chairman of the board of directors, Raymond W. … People v. Parker, supra; Ridge v. State, 192 Ind. 638 , 137 N. E. 758 ; Brown v. State, 92 Fla. 538 , 109 So. 438 ; State v. Hurley, 234 S. W. (Mo.) 820; State v. Wallick, 87 Iowa, 369 , 54 N. W. 246 .

    Cited 16 timesPublished
  • In Re Information to Discipline Certain Attorneys of Sanitary

    351 Ill. 206 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 23, 1932

    Brown, John M. Lowery and John R. McCabe. … Brown, John M. Lowery and John R. McCabe. Respondent Charles F. Brown was at the time of the hearing forty-two years of age. He was admitted to the bar in February, 1913.

    Cited 38 timesPublished
  • Higgins v. Lansingh

    154 Ill. 301 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 15, 1895

    Warren v. Walbridge, 61 Ill. 173 ; Harts v. Brown, 77 id. 226 ; Twin Lick Oil Co. v. Marbury, 91 U. S. 587 ; State v. Smith, 48 Vt. 266 ; Ashhurst’s Appeal, 60 Pa. St. 290; Wright v. Peet, 36 Mich. 213 ; Peabody v. … (Harts v. Brown, 77 Ill. 226 .) We have also held that a director may purchase outstanding obligations of the company and enforce their collection. (Merrick v. Peru Coal Co. 61 Ill. 472 .)

    Cited 61 timesPublished
  • Dewolf v. Bowley

    355 Ill. 530 · Illinois Supreme Court · Feb 23, 1934

    (People v. Abbott, supra; Mahon v. Board of Education, 171 N. Y. 263 ; Mead v. Acton, 139 Mass. 341 .) It is not, however, required that the' time of service specified succeed the enactment of the Pension statute. … People v. Brown, 281 Ill. 390 ; Board of Supervisors v. People, 222 id. 9. It was error to award the writ in this cause without hearing evidence on the issue of fact raised.

    Cited 17 timesPublished
  • Thygesen v. Callahan

    74 Ill. 2d 404 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 26, 1979

    (Compare the rigid applications of the principle in People v. Tibbitts (1973), 56 Ill. 2d 56 , and McDougall v. Lueder (1945), 389 Ill. 141, 152-55 , with the permissive applications in Brown v. … City of Chicago (1969), 42 Ill. 2d 501, 506 , Board of Education v. Page (1965), 33 Ill. 2d 372 , and People ex rel. Colletti v. Pate (1964), 31 Ill. 2d 354 .) Also see 1 F.

    Cited 10 timesPublished
  • People v. Blue Mountain Joe

    129 Ill. 370 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 15, 1889

    of Health, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, for the use of said board,” and makes provision for-issuing a license by said board. … (Johnson v. The People, 83 Ill. 431 ; Potwin v. Johnson, 108 id. 70; Timm v. Harrison, 109 id. 593; Mix v. Illinois Central Railroad Co. 116 id. 508; Blake v. The People, 109 id. 508.)

    Cited 25 timesPublished
  • Ellis v. Illinois Commerce Commission

    44 Ill. 2d 438 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jan 28, 1970

    (Phillips v. Securities & Exchange Com. (2d cir. 1946), 153 F.2d 27, 29 ; Nichols v. Alker (2d cir. 1956), 231 F.2d 68 , 74; Kelaghan v. Public Utility Hearing Board (R.I. 1960), 166 A.2d 421, 424 ; In re Valley Gas Co. … (Brown v. Air Pollution Control Board, 37 Ill.2d 450, 454 .)

    Cited 8 timesPublished
  • Bean v. People

    124 Ill. 576 · Illinois Supreme Court · May 9, 1888

    Her story is, that she stood by a four-board fence of the garden, leaning her arms on the fence, watching the train, when, all at once, without her having previously seen him, the defendant grabbed her from the other side … Defendant says in his affidavit, that, relying ón the testimony of said Olney and Brown, he did not seek for or call other witnesses.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • In Re Silvern

    92 Ill. 2d 188 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1982

    court: Petitioner, Harold Silvern, was disbarred upon consent on April 11, 1974, shortly after the United States Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction on two counts of mail fraud and one of conspiracy (United States v. … Brown & Company. He still holds that position. His work includes handling residential, commercial and industrial real estate.

    Cited 12 timesPublished
  • Torrence v. Shedd

    202 Ill. 498 · Illinois Supreme Court · Apr 24, 1903

    (Torrence v. Shedd, 156 Ill. 194 .) … (Wadhams v. Gay, 83 Ill. 250 ; Buck v. Buck, 119 id. 613; Lynn v. Lynn, 160 id. 3Q7; Blackaby v. Blackaby, 189 id. 342.)

    Cited 0 timesPublished
  • In re Application for a Tax Deed

    451 Ill. Dec. 231 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 17, 2021

    After he died without a will in 1981, his only living blood relatives, siblings Cadijah Brown, Ross Brown, and Kevin Brown, became the owners of those mineral rights. … Cadijah Brown joined that motion.

    Cited 7 timesPublished
  • Mooney v. Underwriters at Lloyd's, London

    33 Ill. 2d 566 · Illinois Supreme Court · Nov 19, 1965

    It is true that admissions in pleadings are proper evidence (O’Brien v. Brown, 403 Ill. 183 ,) that admissions may be implied by silence under certain circumstances (Dill v. … (Sottiaux v. Bean, 408 Ill. 25 ; Cienki v. Rusnak, 398 Ill. 77 .)

    Cited 33 timesPublished
  • Kitchell v. County of Madison

    5 Scam. 163 · Illinois Supreme Court · Dec 15, 1843

    delivered the opinion of the court: This case was submitted'by agreement for the opinion of the circuit court of Madison county upon the following statement of facts: Kitchell, as attorney-general, Miller as sheriff, and Brown … And in the case of Rawley v.

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  • Schultz v. Chicago City Bank & Trust Co.

    384 Ill. 148 · Illinois Supreme Court · Sep 24, 1943

    (Pope v. Board of Election Comrs. 370 Ill. 196 ; Miller v. Brinton, 294 Ill. 177 .) … (Pope v. Board of Election Comrs. 370 Ill. 196 ; Clark v. Quick, 377 Ill. 424 .) The domicile of a citizen may be in one State or Territory and his actual residence in another. (Wells v. People, 44 Ill. 40 .)

    Cited 15 timesPublished
  • Stofer v. Motor Vehicle Casualty Co.

    68 Ill. 2d 361 · Illinois Supreme Court · Oct 5, 1977

    (Compare, e.g., People v. Roth (1911), 249 Ill. 532 , and Brown v. City of Chicago (1969), 42 Ill. 2d 501 , with People ex rel. Moore v. J. O. Beekman & Co. (1931), 347 Ill. 92 , and People v. … (City of Waukegan v. Pollution Control Board (1974), 57 Ill. 2d 170, 182-84 ; see also Union Cemetery Association v. Cooper (1953), 414 Ill. 23, 38 .)

    Cited 51 timesPublished
  • The People v. Richie

    317 Ill. 551 · Illinois Supreme Court · Jun 18, 1925

    She endeavored to defend herself and succeeded in stepping upon the running-board of the car, but he grabbed her by the hair, drew a gun and said if she stepped from the running-board he would kill her. … (State v. Brown, supra.) An acquittal of the plaintiffs in error of a charge based on one of the assaults could not be pleaded by both of them in bar of prosecutions for the other assaults.

    Cited 23 timesPublished

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